Tattoos/painful swollen arm

QuestionHi i got. My tattoo a couple of days ago and is swollen and red is this normal i carnt move my arm very much its so painful

AnswerLeanne,

Sometimes the body perceives a tattoo on the extremities (arms and legs), as a sprain so it tries to heal it in the same way. I would advise elevating it and placing ice on it for a day. If the swelling and pain does not subside contact a physician ASAP.

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I was appointed By Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson in September 2009 to the Kansas Board of Cosmetology. I represent Body Art Studios and Artists on the board for the State of Kansas. I am one of only 27 people worldwide who have taken and passed the Tattoo Mastery Test presented by the Alliance of Professional Tattooists. I have been in the Body Art Business since 1976. I got my start in this business due to the inspiration, great advise and guidance I received from Gene Grimm of Grimm's Tattoo Studio in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1978 I developed the procedure that is used today for tattooing over scar tissue. I took formal classes in Micro-Dermal Implantation (Permanent Cosmetics) in 1990. I had formal Body Piercing Training in 1992. I organized and promoted a successful Body Art Show in southeast Kansas from 1992 to 1997. I have maintained one of the first Body Art websites on the internet since 1994 www.ubtat2d.com

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